Sea Surface Microlayer and Seafoam as Gateways for Marine Microbial Aerosols

Koji Hamasaki

Presentation information

[J] Oral

A (Atmospheric and Hydrospheric Sciences ) » A-CG Complex & General

[A-CG67] Biogeochemical linkages between the surface ocean and atmosphere

Thu. May 28, 2026 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM 106 (International Conference Hall, Makuhari Messe)

Chairperson:Kosugi Naohiro(Meteorological Research Institute), Aita Noguchi Maki(Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology)

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

[ACG67-08] Sea Surface Microlayer and Seafoam as Gateways for Marine Microbial Aerosols

*Koji Hamasaki¹, Can Huang¹, Yoko Makabe-Kobayashi¹, Yutaka Okamoto¹, Yumiko Obayashi², Ayumi Iwata³, Yoko Iwamoto⁴ (1. Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, 2. Center for Marine Environmental Studies, Ehime University, 3. Meteorological Research Institute, 4. Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University)

Keywords:sea surface microlayer, seafoam, microorganisms, aerosol, ice-nucleating particle